Ice Husky wrote:
I think that's because Nathan is insecure about his value as a member of the group, that he's not smart or strong or brave enough, so he's always out to prove he can do things the hard way and not give up, but as he puts all his energy into doing things his way, the others figure out how to do it a different way before he even gets to gloat about his victory over whatever problem he faces. Basically, he's just really stubborn and has a one-track mind, but for some reason it's not annoying. I guess he's more persistent than stubborn, but unfortunately his persistence isn't really rewarded.
Yeah, he goes off trying to do things the hard way to prove himself which takes him a long time, while everyone else goes off to do things the easy way and the finish the things before him, so he appears to get the least of everything.